Whispers in the Woods

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Whispers in the Woods | Le chant des forêts

Blending stunning wildlife footage with generational storytelling, Whispers in the Woods invites the audience to be immersed in an untouched world shrouded in mist, where nature reigns supreme.

In the forests of Vosges in Eastern France, the home of bears, deer, owls, lynxes and a cavalcade of other creatures, famed wildlife photographer Vincent Munier returns to capture the magic of this untouched natural world as only he can.

It was in these forests that he would often come with his father, and on this trip, he brings his son to pass on the importance of protecting this ecosystem.

Following up his acclaimed 2021 feature, Velvet Queen, which focused on the elusive Tibetan Snow Leopard, Whispers in the Woods explores the connection between man and nature, weaving in stories passed down through generations with breathtaking footage of the animal kingdom that moves effortlessly between the humorous and playful to the majestic and ethereal.

A box office hit in France and winner of the illustrious Cesar Award for Best Documentary, enhanced with an immersive score by Warren Ellis and featuring some of the most breathtaking imagery to grace the screen in recent memory. This film transports the audience to a paradise where humans are just visitors and wildlife can exist without threat.—Jordan Salomen

“It is the music of Bach that is to bring some measure of redemption and emotional release for both father and daughter, but Pawlikowski does not offer anything emollient or elegiac in this taut, literate picture.”—Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian